03.03.26 - Miss Oldfield's Dance Class proudly performed at the Winding Wheel today as part of the Qualitas Dance Festival. All the children did an incredible job of remembering their routine after months of after-school commitment. Well to you all and thank you Miss Oldfield!

25/26.3.26 - We have been wowed and amazed today by the Thingamabob show in Year 3 and Year 4! School were extremely lucky to be part of a fully-funded pilot project from Derbyshire all about putting Arts into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths and turning STEM into STEAM. The children all had the chance to watch a very creative show and then have a go at making machines during the workshop afterwards too! 

9.3.26 - Ahead of Safer Internet Day, we have had a visit from Samantha Hancock, who works with Derbyshire Police in their Cyber Security department. 

28.2.26 - Year 5 have had a great time at Whitehall on their residential this week! They have been caving, climbing, on the zip wire, playing games around the site and taken part in Bushcraft. We even woke up on our last morning there to snow!

 

27.1.26 - Our School Council have been around classes today handing out 'We're Proud Of You' certificates to children they spotted following our school rules, 'Ready, Respectful and Safe!' This was School Council's idea as they wanted to reward children making positive choices. Over 30 certificates were given out today - well done!

 

21.1.26 - Year 6 have had an amazing time at Willersley Castle on their residential. Miss Thompson, Miss Sharman and Miss Horton came back to school absolutely thrilled with how brilliant the children had been and what a wonderful time they had had. It was a pleasure to take you and experience the visit with you. 

 

16.1.26 - Some amazing volcanoes being made by our Year3/4 classes as part of their homework this term! 

9.1.26 - It wouldn't be a Spire Snow Day without a Snowperson competition! Look at our amazing winning entry, voted for in assembly by all the children. Well done to everyone that took part!

 

 

24.11.26 - We were thrilled to host a team from the Department of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority this week as part of the 'Reach for the Sky' fund to explore an interactive day on coding and piloting drones in Year 5/6. All of the children had the chance to take part in a workshop and a flying session for the drones and had a great time!

25.9.26 - Well done everyone for your hard work towards earning the Music Mark 2025 - 2026!

 

17.7.25 - What a great end-of-year play Year 6! Your performance of Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies was amazing. There wasn't a dry eye in the house! Your costumes, singing, dancing and acting were all incredible. You have done yourselves proud!

17.7.25 - Congratulations to our SMILERS representatives on earning the SMILERS Bronze award this week!

30.6.25- Our Year 5s completed a 'Sponsored Bleep Test' to raise over £200 for a local charity Me and Dee which they were inspired by during a visit in one of their Mini Police sessions.

11.6.25- The Year 6 children put an absolutely wonderful performance on to parents and carers of 'Robin and the Sherwood Hoodies'. We definitely have some stars in the making!

15.05.25- As a 'well done' to our Year 6s for completing their SATS this week, we had a visit from an ice-cream van. A well-deserved treat for all!

21.03.2025- This week we have taken a small group of children into Derbyshire for a 5 day residential. A big thank you to the Send a Child to Hucklow for giving us this opportunity. The children visited Chatsworth, Hardwick and Castleton. They had the pleasure of seeing some lambs being born at Chatsworth farm too!

28.1.25 - It was great to meet Olympic Bronze Medal winner Sam Oldham! Sam led a workshop for every class and then led a whole-school assembly for us to demonstrate some of this skills and share his work ethic. My favourite quote - 'When you think about trying something new...Be Brave!'

 

14.1.25 - We have been nominated as Derbyshire Cricket Club's school of the term! Well done everyone!

 

Our Art Parade was terrific! Well done everyone for your Olympic costumes, Ancient Greek outfits, World Flag costumes and for our news reporters for capturing the whole event!

 

Well done to all of our Year 5 class of 2024 for graduating from the Mini Police programme!

A huge well done to Gracie who won 'Dancer of the competition' at the Dance Daze Competition. Out of over 200 children, your passion and energy stood out, and you were the judge's favourite. We could not be more proud.

Thank you, Lacey, for sharing your family history of WW2 Heroes.  

 

We are so proud that our school was shortlisted as Primary School of the Year 2022 in the TES Awards. Here are some of our staff celebrating at the awards in London.

Well Done H on ringing that bell. You are an inspiration to us all!

Well done Isaac, for winning the Under 9's Summer Champion League 2022 with Brampton Rovers. 

 

A special thank you to Esther who so thoughtfully brought a bag of 2p coins along with her on the school trip to the Crucible. She wanted all of her friends to be able to make a wish in the well at the Winter Gardens. 

Year 3 worked exceptionally hard with the lovely ladies from Chatsworth, Tina and Kerri, to create their own shelters/dens. They worked as wonderful teams and produced some lovely shelters with great ideas contributed by all for things like apple doorbells, leaf carpets and straw sides to ensure the animals keep warm. Well done Year 3.

Great work from Year 3 Children really embracing their focused Chatsworth Art Awards artist, Andy Goldsworthy. They used their land art cards to create their own art using nature, just as he does. All worked exceptionally hard and got stuck in, in spite of the weather (it really rained).

Well done to our Year 6 Forest School group who have worked tirelessly to redesign the area next to Miss Carter's Classroom. We are very proud of your efforts and determination.